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High-Lift Propeller System Configuration Selection for NASA's SCEPTOR Distributed Electric Propulsion Flight DemonstratorAlthough the primary function of propellers is typically to produce thrust, aircraft equipped with distributed electric propulsion (DEP) may utilize propellers whose main purpose is to act as a form of high-lift device. These \high-lift propellers" can be placed upstream of wing such that, when the higher-velocity ow in the propellers' slipstreams interacts with the wing, the lift is increased. This technique is a main design feature of a new NASA advanced design project called Scalable Convergent Electric Propulsion Technology Operations Research (SCEPTOR). The goal of the SCEPTOR project is design, build, and y a DEP aircraft to demonstrate that such an aircraft can be much more ecient than conventional designs. This paper provides details into the high-lift propeller system con guration selection for the SCEPTOR ight demonstrator. The methods used in the high-lift propeller system conceptual design and the tradeo s considered in selecting the number of propellers are discussed.
Document ID
20160010105
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Patterson, Michael D.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Derlaga, Joseph M.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Borer, Nicholas K.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 5, 2016
Publication Date
June 13, 2016
Subject Category
Aircraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
NF1676L-22853
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Aviation 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Country: United States
Start Date: June 13, 2016
End Date: June 17, 2016
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 109492.02.07.01.10
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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